Chan Sui-kau

The Honourable
Chan Sui-kau
GBM, GBS, OBE, JP
陳瑞球
Chairman of YGM Group
Incumbent
Assumed office
1949[1]
Preceded by Office established
Personal details
Born 22 October 1926[2]
Dongguan, Guangdong, Republic of China
Nationality Hong Kong Chinese
Residence Hong Kong
Chan Sui-kau
Traditional Chinese 陈瑞球
Simplified Chinese 陳瑞球
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chan.

Chan Sui-kau, GBM, GBS, SBS, JP[3][4] (Chinese: 陳瑞球, born 22 October 1926 in Dongguan, Guangdong)[2][4] is a Hong Kong industrialist and philanthropist who is the founder of Yangtzekiang Garment Limited and the YGM Group.[5] Due to his contributions on Hong Kong's garment and texile industry, he is nicknamed the "King of Hong Kong's Garment Industry" (Chinese: 香港紡織大王) by the media.[2][6] Besides serving in the garment industry, Chan, as a pro-Beijing entrepreneur, maintained good relations with the Chinese government, and is appointed as a National Committee Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference representing Hong Kong, serving in that post from 1993 to 2003.[5]

Chan currently holds Honorary Doctorates from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the City University of Hong Kong.[5] The Chan Sui Kau and Chan Lam Moon Chun Hall in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a sports rehabilitation centre in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University is named after him.[7] Chan was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal, the highest award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system on July 1, 2008.[8]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Company Overview - Our History". Hong Kong: YGM Trading Limited. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 陈瑞球 (in Chinese). Baidu. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Recipients of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Honours and Awards Grand Bauhinia Medal (G.B.M.)". Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government. 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Dr Chan Sui-kau, GBM, GBS, OBE, DBA (Hon), DSSc (Hon), JP" (PDF). Hong Kong: Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "HKU Honorary University Fellows". The University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ↑ 東森房屋-香港文匯報供稿－紡織大王莞邑之光陳瑞球 (in Chinese). China: Etwarm.com. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Dr Chan Sui-kau Honoured 運動康復中心以陳瑞球伉儷命名 Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
  8. ↑ "HKSAR PRECEDENCE LIST" (PDF). Hong Kong: HKSAR Government. August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.